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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 46 

Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site at the former 

Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard should be provided 

for the Man in the Sea Memorial Monument to honor the members 

of the Armed Forces who have served as divers and whose service 

in defense of the United States has been carried out beneath the waters 

of the world. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 6, 2012 

Mr. WEBB submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Armed Services 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site 

at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy 

Yard should be provided for the Man in the Sea Memorial Monument to honor the members of the Armed 

Forces who have served as divers and whose service 

in defense of the United States has been carried out 

beneath the waters of the world. 

Whereas United States Navy divers have received 7 Medals 

of Honor for multiple acts of heroism dating back to 

1915; 

Whereas United States Navy divers received the only Medals 

of Honor ever awarded for actions during peacetime; 


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Whereas United States Navy divers have addressed critical 

beach and harbor clearances and recoveries in World War 

I and all subsequent wars fought by the United States; 

Whereas United States Navy divers significantly contributed 

to the salvage and restoration of Pearl Harbor after the 

attack by Japan in 1941; 

Whereas United States Navy divers significantly contributed 

to the United States victory in the Cold War by diving 

on communications cables of the Soviet Union at extreme 

depths; 

Whereas United States Navy divers made critical recoveries 

of Space Shuttles Challenger and Columbia; 

Whereas United States Army divers were instrumental in the 

clearance of underwater munitions at ports and harbors 

during World War II; 

Whereas United States Army divers were crucial to the maintenance and repair of vessels and the recovery of aircraft 

during the Vietnam War; 

Whereas United States Army divers salvaged vessels during 

the Persian Gulf War, vessels of the Soviet Union during 

Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, and numerous vessels during the humanitarian operation in Haiti; 

Whereas United States Army divers deployed to the Persian 

Gulf region in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; 

Whereas United States Army divers have participated in humanitarian relief efforts to clear international ports and 

harbors after natural disasters; 

Whereas United States Army divers have performed hundreds 

of missions for the Corps of Engineers to maintain the 

dams, locks, and waterways of the United States; 


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Whereas United States Army divers have performed lifesaving recompression treatments on injured military and 

civilian personnel; 

Whereas United States Marine Corps divers were essential to 

the development of the buoyant ascent technique, which 

allows forces to deploy from submarines at depth and return to a submerged submarine, thus enabling the completion of a range of covert missions; 

Whereas United States Marine Corps divers were essential to 

the testing and development of the Fulton Skyhook, intended for the sophisticated snatch pickup of troops from 

remote areas; 

Whereas United States Air Force divers, specifically 

Pararescuemen and Combat Controllers, have supported 

crucial missions of the Department of Defense in Iraq 

and Afghanistan and crucial missions of the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration; 

Whereas United States Coast Guard divers undertook clandestine infiltration missions in the European and Pacific 

theaters of World War II; 

Whereas United States Coast Guard divers provided critical 

underwater ship husbandry support during the historic 

exploration of the Northwest Passage by the Coast Guard 

in 1957; 

Whereas United States Coast Guard divers assisted in the recoveries of Air Florida Flight 90, the Space Shuttle Challenger, and numerous other aircraft and vehicles; 

Whereas United States Coast Guard divers have enhanced 

scientific achievements through the collection of marine 

samples in the Arctic and Antarctic regions; 


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Whereas United States Coast Guard divers have ensured the 

safety of shipping in the Pacific Islands; and 

Whereas United States Coast Guard divers have established 

a security posture throughout the United States during 

inspections of ports, waterways, and coastal security facilities since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the Sec3 retary of the Navy should provide an appropriate site at 

4 the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy 

5 Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial Monument, to be 

6 paid for with private funds, to honor the members of the 

7 Armed Forces who have served as divers and whose service 

8 in defense of the United States has been carried out be9 neath the waters of the world, so long as the Secretary 

10 of the Navy has exclusive authority to approve the design 

11 and site of the monument. 

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